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W. T. HORMES.

SECTIONAL DISPLAY CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 1.1915.

1,195,817., Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

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W. T. HORMES.

SECTIONAL DISPLAY CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED IULY I.1915.

l 1 9 5,1 '7 Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- WILLIAM T. HORMES, OF GOVANS, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TOSOLOMON HIMMEL, OF v BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

SECTIONAL DISPLAY-CABINET.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T. HoRMEs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Govans, in the county of Baltimore and State of Maryland,have invented new and useful Improvements in Sectional Display-Cabinets, of which the following is a' specification.

This invention is a display cabinet of the type composed of a pluralityof sectional units.

One of the objects of the invention is to produce a sectional cabinetfor use in stores, warerooms, and the like, in which the arrangement andstyle of the respective units may be changed or altered at will,,to suitdiiierent conditions that may be imposed by various merchants,- or topermit ready rearrangement of the store display should the merchantconsider it desirable to locate any special style or kind of merchandisein different parts of his store during difi'erent business seasons.

the pilaster or facing strip A further object is to provide a sectionalcabinet of the character referred to, which Figure 1 is a perspectiveview or a actional cabinet constructed accordance. with the invention.Fig. 2 is'an enlarged detail view illustrating the abutting-endsof twoadjacent stacks of superposed units,

eing removed. Fig. 3 is an end view of one of the stacks, illustratingthe spacing members. Fig. 4 is a rear view of the pilaster. -Fig. 5fis atopplan view illustrating the topmost'unlts of two adjacent stacks,showing the usual cornice, the pilaster being enlarged to 0011- form tothe cornice eflect. Fi 6 is a top plan view of a pair of theintermediate Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 1, 1915.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

Serial No. 37,544.

units, illustrating one means of uniting the stacks. 1 1g. 7 1s asimllar view illustrating .and intermediate members 15. To one end '-ofeach unit is attached a spacing member 16, the lower end 17 of whichprojects below the plane of the bottom of the unit, the upper end 18,being spaced a short distance below the plane of the top of the unit, to

form a shoulder to receive the lower end 17 of the superposed unitimmediately above. By means of this arrangement, the lower ends 17 ofthe spacing members overlap the ends of the units immediately below,thereby preventing relative end movement of the units forming eachstack. Each unit of the respective stacks is also provided at its topwith an upwardly extending tenon-like member 19 which fits into acorrespondingly shaped recess 20 in the bottom of the unit immediatelyabove, said member 19 and recess. 20 serving to prevent relative lateralmovement of the units of a stack. When a set of units is superposed oneupon the other, to form a stack, the spacing members of said stack-arein al'inementand form ,spacing means interposed between the endsof'adjacent stacks. In 'orderto unite the ends of adjacent stacks, toprovide a rigid construction, and

prevent relative-movement of the stacks, any desired form of securingdevices may be employed. .In the drawings, threaded bolts areillustrated for this purpose, the top units of each adjacent stack beingprovided with slots 21, to receive threaded bolts 22. Nuts 23, workingon said bolts serve todraw the contiguous ends of adjacent stackstogether until the spacing members 16 firmly abut against the ends ofthe units ofthe next stack. The,base units are similarly united by bolts21 and nuts 25. If additional securing means are desired, the spacingmembers 16 may be united to the ends of the units forming the nextstack, by

' passing screws 26 through the abutting ends of said units, into thespacing members.

By this arrangement the adjacent stacks are rigidly connected together,but may be readily disconnected to permit of rearrangement of the unitsor of the stacks.

In order to improve the finish of the cabinet, and to cover the jointsbetween the abutting ends of adjacent stacks, removable pilasters orfinishing strips 27 are provided. Any suitable means may be employed forretaining the pilasters in position.

For purposes of illustration, the spacing members are each shown asprovided with screws 28, the heads of which project slightly, and theinner face of each pilaster is provided with a corresponding number ofplates 29, having keyhole slots therein. After the sections and stacksforming the cabinet have been arranged as may be desired, the pilastersor finishing strips are placed in position by passing the heads of thescrews 28 through the enlarged portions of the slots 30, and then thepilaster is moved downwardly to cause the heads of the screws 28 to passback of the plates 29, the shanks of the screws passing into theelongated portions of the slots 30.

From the foregoing it will be readily understood that the sectionalcabinet herein described, may be readily assembled or disassembled, orrearranged as occasion may require, with a minimum expenditure of labor.By removing the pilaster or finishing strip, and disconnecting the boltsuniting the ends of adjacent stacks, the units comprising each stack maybe readily lifted out without in any manner disturbing the units of anyof the remaining stacks. It will also be noted that the spacing memberscompletely fill the space between the adjacent ends of contiguousstacks, and when the stacks are united by the securing bolts, relativeendwise movement is impossible, and that by employing the spacingmembers, the ends of the stacks are separated a sufficient distance topermit of the employment of a pilaster or finishing strip of such widthas may be neccssary to maintain the architectural effect desired. Afterthe stacks have been arranged as desired, the ends of the cabinet arecovered by suitable end panels 31 which are secured in position in anysuitable manner that will permit of ready disengagement thereof.

It will be noted that the pilaster or finishing strip 27, acts as a lockto prevent vertical separation of the units of the stack, although inthe form of the invention above described, the arrangement of the slots30 is such as to permit of some vertical play of the sections when thepilaster is in position.

In order to prevent such vertical play, the

keyhole slots may be disposed laterally, as illustrated at 32, Fig. 9.In this form, the pilaster is attached to the spacigg members byalateral movement, and relative vertical movement of the sections towhich it is attached, is prevented.

Having thus explained the nature of my invention and described anoperative manner of constructing and using the same, although withoutattempting to set forth all of the forms in which it may be made, or allof the forms of its use, what I claim is:

1. A display cabinet of the character described comprising a pluralityof stacks of superposed sectional units, said stacks being arranged inalinement end for end, superposed sectional spacing members in terposedbetween the contiguous ends of ad acent stacks and attached to therespective superposed units said spacing members being provided withmeans for preventing relative endwise movement of said units, and apilaster removably attached to the spacing members of said units.

2. A display cabinet of the character described comprising a pluralityof stacks of superposed sectional units, said stacks being arranged inalinement end for end, the units of one of each pair of adjacent stacksbeing provided at one end with spacing members movable wit-h the units,said spacing members abutting the ends of the units of the other stackof said pair, one end of each spacing member overlapping the contiguousend of a next adjacent unit of the same stack, means for connecting thecontiguous ends of adjacent stacks, and a pilaste;- attached to andcovering the spacing members between each pair of stacks and overlappingthe ends of said stacks.

3. A display cabinet of the character described comprising a pluralityof stacks of superposed sectional units, said stacks being arranged inalinement end for end, the units of one of each pair of adjacent stacksbeing provided at one end with spacing strips movable with the units,said spacing strips being located near the front edges of the units andabutting the ends of the units of the other stack of said pair, thelower end of each spacing strip extending below the bottom of the unitto which it belongs, the upper end terminating below the plane of thetop of said unit to provide a seat for the depending end of the spacingmember immediately above, means for connecting the contiguous ends ofadjacent stacks and a pilaster attached to and covering said spacingmembers.

4. A display cabinet of the character de-A scribed, comprising aplurality rgfastacks'of superposed sectional units,-said stacks beingarranged in alinement end for end, sectional spacing members interposedbetween the contiguous ends of adjacent stacks and attached to therespective superposed units of one of said adjacent stacks, a'pilaster,and complemental means carried by the units and the innerface of thepilaster for 'preill venting vertical separation of the units, saidmeans being shaped to be engaged by relative lateral movement of thepilaster and units.

5. In a display cabinet, a plurality of superposed sectional unitsforming a stack, a pilaster, com flemental means carried by the unitsand the inner faces of the pilaster for preventing vertical separationof the units, said means being shaped to be engaged by relative lateralmovement of the pilaster and units.

In a display cabinet a plurality of superposed sectional units forming astack, attaching members carried by said units, and a pilaster havingits inner face 'provided with a laterally disposed recess positioned toengage said attaching members by relative lateral movement, verticalseparation of the units being prevented when the pilaster is engagedwith the attaching members.

7. A display cabinet of the character described, comprising a pluralityof stacks of superposed sectional units, said units being arranged invertical alinement and said stacks being positioned end to end with ad-,jacent ends spaced apart, sectional means interposed between the spacedapart adjacent stacks to aline the units and to prevent separatee-ndwise movement of the super posed units of the stacks and to maintainthe spaced relation of the stacks, means for detachably binding adjacentstacks together for the ready removal or interchangeability of the unitsof any one stack without disturbing the units of adjacent stacks, and aremovable pilaster or finishing strip covering said alining and spacingmeans.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

IVILLIAM T. I-IORMES. lVitnesses W. S. MCKAY, STEPHEN CAMPBELL.

